constructor not accessible

Hi,

I have some weird behavior with the scala compiler making a difference between
typed java public and protected constructors.

Given the following Java class:

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package jfiles;
public abstract class DataView<T> { protected DataView(T id) { } }
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When trying to extend this class in Scala with

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package sfiles
import jfiles.DataView
class myDataView extends DataView( "String" )
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I get the following error:

sfiles/myDataView.scala:3: error: constructor DataView cannot be accessed in
package sfiles
class myDataView extends DataView( "String" )

If the Java class has a public constructor, this works without a problem!

To get the above Scala source compiling with the protected version, I need to
give a hint on the type:

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package sfiles
import jfiles.DataView
class myDataView extends DataView[String]( "String" )
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Can someone give me a hint why? At least the error message is somewhat
irritating. Or should I call this a bug and file it?

Best regards, --- Jan.